Comb cleaner



June 22, 1937. s. TRUE COMB CLEANER Filed April 24, 1956 E M T Y E m INVENTOR.

I ITTORNEYZ 15 necessity of providing any Patented June 22, 1937 PATENT OFFICE aoaccos COMB CLEANER Shirley True, Los Angeles, Calif.

' Application April 24,

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in comb cleaners.

It is one of the important objects of the inven- ;tion to provide in a device of the above character one which is particularly adapted for eiliciently removing from the roots of the combs teeth foreign matter such as dandruff or other scaly impurities which, if. allowed to remain in the comb, are likely to spread germ disease to whom- 10 ever might userthecomb.

It an important object of the invention to provide a device of the character specified which will be sanitary and one which after use can be easily cleaned and sterilized without the special tool or device for the purpose. a

It is a further important object of the invention to provide a comb cleaner which is simpler, cheaper, and more easy to manufacture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an important step in the manufacture of the article wherein is employed a jig having a plurality of spaced holes for holdingthe cleaning teeth in anassembled relation incident to forming a support or handle means for them.

Yet another important object of the invention is to provide a plurality of particular pointed teeth which when assembled may occupy the same position in the jig or a disarranged position therein whereby after the handle is applied to the teeth and the article is removed from its mold the cutting edges of the teeth will occupy the same cutting plane or diiferent'planes, the idea being to have no two teeth occupying the same position in the handle in order to separate the refuse from the roots of the comb more efficiently as the cleaner is applied first to one side of the comb and then the other, since the material may be more dense between some teeth than the others o and more irregularly compacted therein.

Still other objects, features and advantages of the invention'remain yet to be listed, some of which will be obvious to the skilled technician in the light of the following disclosure and the draw 45 ing pertaining thereto.

Referring to said drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device per se.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a female mold containing a Jig with the teeth of the cleaner mounted 5 therein ready for molding the handle around them.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal mid-section taken thru the view shown in Fig. 2, with a fragmentary portion of a male mold slightly projected into the 55 female mold.

1936, Serial No. 76,246

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a modification of the scored teeth of the cleaner.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the die structure shown includes a female mold member I, desirably shaped as a rectangular block, comprising a body portion provided with a recess 2 within which is removably fitted the jig block 4 whereby the bristles or teeth 3 of the cleaning implement are shown supported in their proper relative positions preparatory to having the handle 6 molded around them. A plurality of dowel pins 5 are shown to aid in keeping the block 4 properly positioned upon the mold member I.

With the female member i of the mold cooperates a male mold member I having a molding extension 8 which is T-shaped in transverse section and which i thus adapted to cooperate with a T- ,shaped cavity which is afforded in the female mold member, in conjunction with the inserted block I, by an elongated recess 8 having an expanded end portion it.

The cleaner's teeth 3 are shown as small semiflexible rods made from spring steel, piano wire or the like, each of which has a slight kink, curve or deflection ll therein near one end. These teeth are supportable by the jig 4 in a spaced parallel relation to each other in substantially the same plane, with their end portions that are furnished with the deflected portions l4 projecting hori-,

zontally into the recess l0 which is'provided to aid in molding the head IS with which the handle 6 is furnished. H2: and I22: designate the handlemolding recess portions in the male mold member which aline respectively with the recesses ii and I! of the female mold'member.

Each of the cleaner teeth or bristles 3 in the modification in Fig. 4 is shown furnished with a I plurality of indentations or scorings l5a to cause them to be more eflicient in the removal of dandraft and other foreign matter from combs or brushes. Said scorings Iia of each tooth are located'on opposite sides thereof, the scorings on one side being in a staggered relation to those on the opposite side of the tooth in order not unduly to weaken the same. Each tooth 3a is also shown having a 45 degree bevel l6 at its outer end to adapt it more readily to cut'its way through obstructions which it will need to penetrate. i

In carrying out the invention as a method for making comb cleaners, before the jig block 4 is bores being the proper depth to cause the projecting end portions of the pins, when fully inserted, to aline as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

It is not necessary that the deflections ll of the assembled pins be all directed downwardly as shown in Fig. 3, and preferably said pins are inserted with the bevels at their ends in various rotational positions in order that by a repeated insertion of the cleaner into the opposite sides of a comb a more efficient cleaning may result.

After said pins have been assembled therein said jig block is put into place as shown in Fig. 3.

,Thereupon the molding around the kinked pin portions of the head l5 0! the handle 6 is peri'ormed in a well known manner, by heating the mold members and pressing them together after a measured predetermined amount 01' the handleforming material has been placed within the mold cavity of the female mold member.

It should be understood that the present 'disclosure isfor the purpose of illustration only and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the subject matter claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A comb cleaner comprising a row of ,teeth consisting of rods which are furnished with a multiplicity of laterally spaced scorings comprising V-shaped notches located in'only two opposite sides of each rod, the scorings on one side being in a staggered relation to those on the opposite side of the tooth, said rods being arranged so that the notches in adjacent rods face each other and a handle member for said teeth.

2. In a comb cleaner, a handle member having a head, a multiplicity of rod-like teeth secured to said head, said teeth being substantially parallel to each other, equally spaced in a single row, and occupying substantially the same plane, the end surface of each tooth occupying an inclined plane to produce a chisel edge at one side 01' the tooth, the inclinedend surfaces or the diflerent teeth occupying various non-parallel planes and extending outwardly in difierent directions.

3. In a comb cleaner, a handle member having a head, and a multiplicity of semi-flexible rods each provided with a kink adjacent an end thereof and those ends being Iastened indiscriminately within said head, said rods outside said head being substantially parallel to each other and arranged singly in a row occupying substantially the same plane, said kinks being individually embedded on' all sides within the material of said head.

4. A comb cleaner comprising a set of rod-like teeth which are individually furnished with lateral scorings comprising notches located in only two opposite sides, the scorings on one sidebeing in a staggered relation to those on the opposite side 01 the individual tooth, and a handle member for said teeth supporting their scored portions facing each other, v

- SHIRLEY TRUE. 

